CityLab

October 22 – 24, 2017
Paris

CityLab is a celebration of cities and city life. This one of a kind ​gathering brings together mayors from around the world, along with urban experts, business leaders, artists and activists.

This year we were in Paris, a global center for art, fashion, food and culture. The city ​offers an extraordinary backdrop for this change-making experience. For two and a half days, participants came together to explore solutions for the most pressing issues facing city leaders and city dwellers alike. Through panel discussions, one on one conversations, workshops and field trips, the event was a showcase for innovation and ingenuity. And while there are deep divisions in the world today, CityLab attendees are united by their ambition to make their cities more vibrant and livable.

3:20 p.m.I - Countering RadicalizationGilles Kepel, Author, Terror in France: The Rise of Jihad in the WestShiraz Maher, Deputy Director, International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, King’s College LondonGraeme Wood, National Correspondent, The Atlantic
With Mary Louise Kelly, Contributing Editor, The Atlantic

3:40 p.m.II - A Balancing Act: Open and SafeColombe Brossel, Deputy Mayor of Security, Prevention, Popular Areas, and Integration, ParisThomas Vonier, Architect and President, American Institute of ArchitectsSeverine Wernert, Member of Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King, Security Union, European Commission
With Mary Louise Kelly, The Atlantic

Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor, City of Gary
With James Fallows, The Atlantic

11:20 a.m.Closing ThoughtsMargaret Low, The Atlantic

11:40 a.m.Afternoon Breakout SessionsFirst floor

11:40 a.m.Mayoral Powers in the Age of New Localism With the Brookings InstitutionRoom: MessagerG.T. Bynum, Mayor, City of TulsaTim Bowles, Mayor, City of West of England
With Alaina Harkness, Fellow, Centennial Scholar Initiative, Project on 21st Century City Governance, Brookings Institution

11:40 a.m.Cities of Big Brotherly Love: How to Make the Most of Citizen DataRoom: ChopinEddie Copeland, Director of Government Innovation, NestaSheila Dugan, Director of Cities, Center for Government Excellence, Johns Hopkins UniversityAik van Eemeren, Innovation Manager, City of Amsterdam

11:40 a.m.Hidden Citizens and the Fight Against Urban LonelinessRoom: MozartLaura Alcock-Ferguson, Executive Director, Campaign to End LonelinessPeter Mangan, Founder & CEO, Freebird ClubJulio Calvo, Director of Planning and Innovation, City of Barcelona
With Eric Liu, Founder, Citizen University and Executive Director of Citizenship and American Identity Program, The Aspen Institute

1:10 p.m.Waste Not: How Cities Can Help Keep Food on the TableMegan Barry, Mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
With Adam Freed, Principal, Sustainability, Bloomberg Associates

1:20 p.m.The Age of Citizen PowerEric Liu, Founder, Citizen University and Executive Director of Citizenship and American Identity Program, The Aspen Institute

1:35 p.m.A Home in the World: The Good Chance TheatreMajid Adin, Animator and FilmmakerJoe Murphy, Co-Founder, Good Chance TheatreJoe Robertson, Co-Founder, Good Chance Theatre
With Alison Stewart, Contributing Editor, The Atlantic

2:00 p.m.Identity and Belonging: The Souls of a CityChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, WriterTa-Nehisi Coates, National Correspondent, The Atlantic
With Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor-in-chief, The Atlantic

CityLab gathers the world’s most creative mayors and city practitioners with artists, academics, funders, and other public and private sector leaders to focus on improving cities and spreading urban strategies that work.

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